A round one rematch awaits at Mattioli Woods Welford Road as Leicester Tigers take on Bristol Bears in round 16 of the Gallagher Premiership season.

Dan McKellar’s side search for a clinical, eighty-minute performance against the Premiership’s excitement machines from Bristol.

Tigers, coming off a disappointing East Midlands derby will look to respond in front of an expected capacity crowd.

WHAT’S ON AT MATTIOLI WOODS WELFORD ROAD

Key Timings

12.00pm - Final Whistle opens

12.15pm - Junior Tigers Club opens

1.00pm - Band begins (first set) in Plaza Marquee

1.30pm - Turnstiles OPEN

1.35pm - The Plaza Prowl

2.30pm - Band finishes (first set) in Plaza Marquee

3.00pm - Kick Off: Leicester Tigers v Bristol Bears

4.45pm - Guinness Women's Six Nations (France v England) LIVE in Final Whistle

5.00pm - Band begins (second set) in Plaza Marquee

Check out your full gameplan here.

TEAM NEWS

Joe Batley and Harry Thacker return from injury, the latter starting from the bench in what will be his first appearance since December. 

Tigers welcome back lock George Martin who combines with Ollie Chessum in the secondrow. Interestingly it is the first time Martin and Chessum have started with the backrow trio of Hanro Liebenberg, Tommy Reffell and Jasper Wiese. 

STATS AND FACTS

- Not available for selection: Solomone Kata, Joe Heyes, Anthony Watson, Cam Henderson, Harry Simmons

- Milestones: Hanro Liebenberg 100th start, Dan Cole 250th start, Ollie Hassell-Collins 20th game

- Six Academy graduates in starting selection and two on the bench

- First time Chessum, Martin, Liebenberg, Reffell and Wiese have started together this season

- Bristol beat Leicester 25-14 at Ashton Gate in Round 1 to end a four-game winless streak

- The Bears have won on two of their last five visits to Mattioli Woods Welford Road.

DETAILS

Gallagher Premiership, Round 16

Leicester Tigers vs Bristol Bears

3pm, Mattioli Woods Welford Road